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The Information of
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, One of his Majesty's
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for the said
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County, this
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Eleventh Day of
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August one Thousand, Seven
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Hundred and Eight Seven
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Who being duly Sworn, upon his Oath sayeth
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that he as a
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by Trade, lives at
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Hays
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M
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Berkley Square
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, and is lately come
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from
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Gloucestershire
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, that Yesterday he was
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going along Oxford Shut in the Partick of
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Saint Mary le bone
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about Two oClock in the
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Afternoon taken he was accosted by a short
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Man, not Yet taken who tolk'd to him about
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the Wind & Weather, that they walked up the
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said Street together when in a short time
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the said Man told this Informants, he saw
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something upon the Foot way at a little
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Distance and that he believed it to be that
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some Lady Shad dropp'd her Garter, that
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they went up to it, together, when it appear'd
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to be a Purse, which the said Man pick'd
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up and put into his Coat Pocket and prop
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to this Informant that he Should have a
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Share of whatever was in it, and went with
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him into a Field not for off to have an
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Apportunity of examining it, that when there
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they both Sat down upon a Bank, when the
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said Man
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took out
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open'd the Purse and
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took out a Paper or Letter, Setting him he could
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not read and asked him if he could, when this
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Informant replied that he was not very
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but would try, which he did and
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Discover'd it to be a Bill and Receipt of a
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Diamond Ring of the Price of 136 Guineas
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